camphires
plural of camphire
• hemicarps, phrasemic
Source: Wiktionary
Cam"phire, n.
Definition: An old spelling of Camphor.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
8 March 2025
(noun) (psychiatry) a defense mechanism represses emotional conflicts which are then converted into physical symptoms that have no organic basis
The word “coffee” entered the English language in 1582 via the Dutch “koffie,” borrowed from the Ottoman Turkish “kahve,” borrowed in turn from the Arabic “qahwah.” The Arabic word qahwah was traditionally held to refer to a type of wine.
